On 6 Sep 2006, Mario Holbe spake: > You don't necessarily need one. However, since Neil considers in-kernel > RAID-autodetection a bad thing and since mdadm typically relies on > mdadm.conf for RAID-assembly You can specify the UUID on the command-line too (although I don't). The advantage of the config file from my POV is that it lets me activate *all* my RAID arrays with one command, and the command doesn't change, no matter how complex the array configuration. (I'll admit that the sheer number of options to mdadm has always overwhelmed me to some degree, despite the excellent documentation, so I prefer approaches that keep a working command-line unchanged, especially for something as critical as boot-time assembly.) -- `In typical emacs fashion, it is both absurdly ornate and still not really what one wanted.' --- jdev - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
